Horological Meandering

SJX
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Some brief thoughts

This model is the new entry level automatic Grand Seiko, along with SBGR051, 053 and 61. All have the 9S65 72 hour power reserve movement with the skeletonised pallet and escape wheel as well as hairspring and mainspring made from a new proprietary alloy (SPRON510 for mainspring and I forget the name of the hairspring alloy).

The SBGR051 and 53 replace the SBGR001 which was the first modern Grand Seiko introduced in 1998. The SBGR061 has an ivory dial and is less expensive since it is on strap.

The black dial version is the SBGR053, but it is steel.

I chose this for two reasons: the Bright titanium case and the blued steel seconds hand. The Bright titanium alloy is highly polished and is a much brighter shade than regular titanium. And the blued steel seconds hand looks perfect with the dial and case.

- SJX